The event was again delivered electronically  – with some children dialling in from home or school. The Amazing Enviro Race was very flexible in 2021. Delivered to over 6 schools and in Gunnedah and Tamworth, using a system of zoom meeting rooms, digital forms and web resources.

Schools involved

• Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
• Gunnedah High School
• Carinya Christian School Gunnedah
• Carinya Christian School Tamworth
• McCarthy Catholic College
• Calrossy Anglican School
•  Oxley High School
• Tamworth High School

Students were challenged to consider problems and solutions around

• Water conservation through water wise garden design
• Energy use, electricity costs and bill literacy
• Waste generation and legislation
• Chaffey dam and our local water catchment
• Water health & local aquatic creatures and habitat • Recycling household items and the importance of correct sorting
• Community Recycling Centre locations
• Bird Habitat and the solutions to save the critically endangered Regent Honey Eater
• Native seedlings and how to propagate
• The drivers of sustainable development
• Upcycling – turning waste into useful items
• Bushfire resilience and the threats from climate change

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